Contingent valuation of consumers' willingness-to-pay for organic food in Argentina
Throughout these last years, organic agriculture has undergone a remarkable expansion due, among other things, to the greater interest shown by consumers aware of food safety concerns involving real or perceived quality risks [1]. This paper aims to estimate consumers' willingness to pay (WTP)...
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Comportamiento del Consumidor Alimentos Orgánicos Método de Valoración Contingente Disposición a Pagar |
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Comportamiento del Consumidor Alimentos Orgánicos Método de Valoración Contingente Disposición a Pagar Rodríguez, Elsa Mirta M. Lacaze, María Victoria Lupín, Beatriz Contingent valuation of consumers' willingness-to-pay for organic food in Argentina |
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Throughout these last years, organic agriculture has undergone a remarkable expansion due, among other things, to the greater interest shown by consumers aware of food safety concerns involving real or perceived quality risks [1]. This paper aims to estimate consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for organic food products available in the Argentinean domestic market, with a view to providing some useful insights to gain support and outline strategies for promotion of organic production, marketing, regulation, and labelling programs of organic food products. A Binomial Multiple Logistic Regression model is estimated with data from a food consumption survey conducted in Buenos Aires city, Argentina, in April 2005. The Contingent Valuation Method was chosen in order to calculate their WTP for five organic selected products: Regular Milk, Leafy Vegetables, Whole Wheat Flour, Fresh Chicken and Aromatic Herbs. The empirical results reveal that consumers are willing to pay a premium for these products and that although prices play an important role, lack of store availability and of a reliable regulatory system to mitigate quality risks constraint consumption of organic products in this country. |
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Rodríguez, Elsa Mirta M. Lacaze, María Victoria Lupín, Beatriz |
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Rodríguez, Elsa Mirta M. Lacaze, María Victoria Lupín, Beatriz |
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Rodríguez, Elsa Mirta M. |
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Contingent valuation of consumers' willingness-to-pay for organic food in Argentina |
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Contingent valuation of consumers' willingness-to-pay for organic food in Argentina |
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Contingent valuation of consumers' willingness-to-pay for organic food in Argentina |
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Contingent valuation of consumers' willingness-to-pay for organic food in Argentina |
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Contingent valuation of consumers' willingness-to-pay for organic food in Argentina |
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contingent valuation of consumers' willingness-to-pay for organic food in argentina |
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2008 |
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http://nulan.mdp.edu.ar/1022/ http://nulan.mdp.edu.ar/1022/1/00352.pdf |
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